Chapter five hundred and seventieth one emperor and one courtier
The next day, Fang Yingwu got up and went out early in the morning, planning to go out and hide before entering the palace to meet the saint. Because he found that it was impossible to hide from people at home, just like a girl in a brothel. Are there any people who really don’t sell themselves?
If there are a few more people like Uncle Brother or Senior Mao Hong, then his life will be impossible, and he might as well end it on his own as soon as possible.
Fang Yingwu called Wang Ying and Fang Yingshi to follow him, and then walked to the gate. He found a familiar person peeking outside the gate. Who could it be if it wasn't Lou Tianhua, the former county Yamen master whom he hadn't seen for a long time?
It is said that after Fang Yingwu left Wanping County, he took over the errand of supervising grain production in Jiangnan. The staff he hired at that time, Lou Tianhua, was unable to leave Beijing because his mother was seriously ill.
In addition, Lou Tianhua had been working as a staff member of the county magistrate for three years and had already established a network of contacts in Wanping County. He could make a living by handling lawsuits and doing things on behalf of others. So he temporarily resigned from Fang Yingwu. Shuxiu on the other side did not follow Fang Qin's envoy to go south.
Wang Ying was very familiar with Lou Tianhua. When he saw Lou Tianhua, he couldn't help but joked: "Long time no see, Mr. Lou! I heard that you have had a lot of food in the Wanping County government office in the past six months. It is gratifying to get rid of poverty and become rich. It’s time to be the host!”
Lou Tianhua first saluted Fang Yingwu, and then said with a grimace: "Don't say it's a joke! The day before yesterday, for some reason, Xinzhi County was offended, and he sentenced him to the crime of causing trouble and disturbing the public affairs. They beat me ten times and kicked me out, and ordered me not to enter the county government office again."
Fang Yingwu laughed and said, "You deserve it! Haven't you ever heard of the principle that once the emperor is the emperor, there are always ministers? How could Xinzhi County tolerate a remnant of the previous dynasty like you to do whatever you want in the county government when you take office?"
Lou Tianhua defended: "I'm not calling the shots. I'm just making ends meet based on the friendships I've accumulated over the years."
Fang Yingwu walked out of his house, but stopped. Where should he go now? According to the original plan, after returning to the capital, he met his father, Lao Taishan Liu Mianhua, his friend Xiang Chengxian and others. The following should be I went to visit a group of fellow village officials and the housing master Li Dongyang.
But in this extraordinary situation, can I go to the court? No matter who I meet, I will inevitably be noticed and discussed?
The most terrible thing is that today, everyone else is probably in the Yamen, but I am arrogantly walking through the Yamen where there are many retired officials. Thinking about it gives me a headache.
You go out to avoid trouble. If you visit other court ministers, you are not avoiding trouble. Instead, you are asking for trouble, and may even bring trouble to others.
So Fang Yingwu froze here when he left the front door of his house. He didn't know where to go for a while.
Fang Yingshi and Wang Ying waited and waited, but when Fang Yingwu didn't speak, they asked: "Where are we going?" Fang Yingwu shook his head and sighed: "It seems that there is nowhere to go."
At this time, Lou Tianhua suddenly interrupted: "Does my boss know that Zhang Gui, the team leader you promoted when you were in Wanping County, was imprisoned a few days ago?"
These words attracted Fang Yingwu's attention, and he didn't bother to care about why Lou Tianhua started calling his boss again. He couldn't help but ask: "What's going on? What did Zhang Gui do, and why did he end up in jail?" ?”
Lou Tianhua replied: "I don't know the details. It seems that it was ordered by Xinzhi County before he was sent to prison for investigation."
Hearing the news, Fang Yingwu felt very uncomfortable. He looked at Lou Tianhua a few more times, pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "Nothing happens today. Let's go to Wanping County Yamen and have a look!"
Zhang Gui was a close confidant of Fang Yingwu when he was the county magistrate. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was a close confidant. After Fang Yingwu left office, he was replaced as the new magistrate of the county. It would be normal for Zhang Gui to be left out and idle.
It’s still the same sentence. Once the emperor and his courtiers come, Xinzhi County always needs new people of its own. So there is no reason for Zhang Gui to always be a famous person, but if he is sent to prison, it will not be normal.
Of course, if Zhang Gui had committed a heinous crime that could not be concealed, it would be another matter. He would have deserved to be jailed and punished.
But even Lou Tianhua couldn't tell one thing, which is enough to show that Zhang Gui was not in this situation. Without knowing what went wrong, Zhang Gui was imprisoned by the county magistrate, which is a bit called Fang Ying.
If things are unhappy, doesn't it mean that other things can't protect people at all?
As they walked, Wang Ying, Fang Yingshi and Lou Tianhua kept discussing: "Is the county magistrate really so confused? As the saying goes, you can't look at the Buddha's face without looking at the monk's face. After all, Zhang Gui is also a confidant of our Mr. Fang, and our Mr. Fang has no
After losing power, why did he put Zhang Gui in jail so casually? Doesn’t this make our master lose his face?"
"That's right! Firstly, our master has left Beijing to take up a post, secondly, he has not been demoted and demoted, and he is even ranked among the top six subjects. Thirdly, our family is unlucky. Both the eldest master and Mr. Liu are still in office. So as long as the new magistrate is a little sensible,
, you can’t do things like this!”
"It is appropriate for a new official to take up his post with three fires, but there must be a limit. If it goes too far, it will be bad. I don't know what the county magistrate is thinking."
Fang Yingwu had been walking on this road from his home to the Wanping County government office for three years, and he was very familiar with it. The spring was so good today that he was too lazy to take a sedan chair, so he just thought it was a walk.
When they arrived at the gate of the county government office, the jailer at the door saw the most familiar Lou Tianhua first, and shouted from a distance: "Mr. Lou! The county magistrate said that you are not allowed to enter the gate of the county government office again. Why did you do it again?"
Are you here? Aren't you afraid of having your legs broken?"
Lou Tianhua snorted coldly, moved two steps sideways, and stood right behind Fang Yingwu. The pawn then discovered that the person next to Lou Tianhua turned out to be the former county magistrate Fang Yingwu. Just now he only looked at Lou, who looked familiar.
It was so natural that I didn't notice anyone else.
Fang Yingwu had been the iron-fisted county magistrate for three years, and his power was still there. The pawn shivered subconsciously, shrunk his neck and did not dare to speak anymore.
Right now, Yingwu was wearing casual clothes and did not wear official robes that would hinder his movement, otherwise everyone around him would have to kneel down and kowtow to him.
After passing through the gate of the county government, Fang Yingwu came to the outside of the Yimen. The gate of the county government can generally be entered and exited at will, but the rooms and lobby of the county government are located inside the gate, and cannot be entered or exited easily.
Then one of the government servants at the door took courage and asked the other party: "Master Fang is here today. What do you want to do? I am sending a message for Master Fang."
Fang Yingwu replied calmly: "I'm here to find the head squad leader. I have a few words to say to him. It's convenient for you."
The yamen servant instinctively sensed that the former county magistrate had come with bad intentions, and said with a smile: "Now that the head of the team has been changed, Zhang Gui is no longer the head of the team. Do you still want to see Mr. Fang?"
Fang Yingwu pretended to be surprised and said: "There has been a change? Then we have to meet. Today I am here to see the county government chief, no matter who is the chief!"
The yamen guard guarding the door seemed to be unable to hold on in front of Fang Yingwu, and said quickly: "The current head of the team is Uncle Cui. He is in the yamen right now. I will go and deliver the message!" After that, he quickly walked into the county yamen.
Run. (To be continued..)
ps: The next chapter will be posted tomorrow morning.